CKSR (Calvin Knight Weekend Sports Wrap for April 30, 2017)

CALVIN KNIGHT WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR APRIL 30, 2017

CALVIN SPRING 5K CLASSIC

The annual Calvin Spring 5K Classic was held early Saturday morning on the Calvin campus. Robert Hyde was the men's winner of the open race in a time of 16:58 while Madelyn Frens was the women's winner in a time of 20:02. Saturday's race feature over 1,100 registrants.

For age group result winners and more information, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/general/2016-17/releases/20170430qsxtle

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin men's track and field team captured the championship of its own Calvin Tune-Up Invitational on Saturday with a team score of 127 points. For a complete recap, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/mtrack/2016-17/releases/201704300ai2fa
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's track and field team took second at its own Calvin Tune-Up Invitational on Saturday with a team score of 102 points. For a complete recap, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170429zjcnp9

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 5, Kalamazoo 4

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's tennis team secured a clutch 5-4 conference victory on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Calvin's Strikwerda Tennis Courts. The Knights have now won eight consecutive matches and finish second in the final MIAA regular season standings with a 7-1 conference mark.

Calvin (13-6 overall) also secures the No. 2 seed for the upcoming MIAA Tournament and will host Kalamazoo in a semifinal match Thursday at 4 p.m.

For more on Saturday's win over Kalamazoo, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wten/2016-17/releases/20170429vu221o
FINAL MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS

Hope 8-0
Calvin 7-1
Kalamazoo 6-2
Saint Mary's 5-3
Albion 4-4
Adrian 3-5
Trine 2-6
Olivet 1-7
Alma 0-8

WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 19, Trine 6

ANGOLA, Ind. - The Calvin women's lacrosse completed an undefeated league campaign with a 19-6 victory at Trine University Saturday afternoon. The Knights finish their league campaign with an 8-0 record and will carry an overall record of 10-5 into an MIAA Tournament semifinal meeting against Albion on May 3 at Calvin's Zuidema Field.

Wednesday's MIAA Tournament semifinal at Calvin is set to begin at 4 p.m.

For more on Saturday's win at Trine, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/wlax/2016-17/releases/20170429ybwcus
FINAL MIAA REGULAR SEASON WOMEN'S LACROSSE STANDINGS

Calvin 8-0
Saint Mary's 7-1
Hope 6-2
Albion 4-4
Adrian 4-4
Kalamazoo 4-4
Alma 2-6
Trine 1-7
Olivet 0-8

MIAA TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL PAIRINGS

#4 Albion (5-9) at #1 Calvin (10-5) at 4 p.m.
#3 Hope (8-6) at #2 Saint Mary's (10-6) at 7 p.m.

MEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 10, Kalamazoo 5

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Calvin concluded its 2017 campaign with a 10-5 conference victory at Kalamazoo College. Saturday's match marked the final appearance in a Calvin uniform for seniors Chris Griffin, Joel Schaefer and Jake Hortsman.

For more on Saturday's win at Kalamazoo, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/mlax/2016-17/releases/20170429x1cwue
FINAL MIAA REGULAR SEASON MEN'S LACROSSE STANDINGS

Albion 7-0
Alma 5-2
Hope 5-2
Olivet 5-2
Trine 3-4
Adrian 2-5
Calvin 1-6
Kalamazoo 0-7

BASEBALL
Calvin 4, Olivet 0
Calvin 17, Olivet 10

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin swept a Saturday doubleheader from the visiting Olivet Comets, winning by scores of 4-0 and 17-10. The Knights move into sole possession of fourth place in the MIAA standings heading into the final week of regular season play.

The Knights are 18-18 overall and 12-12 in the MIAA.

For more on Saturday's doubleheader sweep, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/bsb/2016-17/releases/20170429r30866

MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-29-17

Adrian 21-3
Kalamazoo 17-7
Hope 15-9
Calvin 12-12
Trine 10-14
Alma 10-14
Albion 7-17
Olivet 4-20

SOFTBALL
Calvin 2, Olivet 1
Olivet 6, Calvin 3

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin closed out its 2017 season with a doubleheader split against Olivet Saturday afternoon at the Gainey Athletic Complex. The Knights won the opener 2-1 and dropped the nightcap 6-3. Calvin finishes the year with an overall record of 20-20 and a conference mark of 5-11.

For more on Saturday's doubleheader action, visit the Calvin website at: http://calvinknights.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/20170429yjeoi4
FINAL MIAA REGULAR SEASON SOFTBALL STANDINGS

Hope 13-3
Alma 13-3
Saint Mary's 12-4
Trine 11-5
Olivet 6-10
Calvin 5-11
Adrian 5-11
Kalamazoo 4-12
Albion 3-13
MEN'S GOLF

WEST OLIVE, Mich. - The Calvin men's golf team concluded play at the 2017 MIAA Spring (NCAA) Qualifying Tournament with a first place performance in the final 18-hole round of the 54-hole tournament.
Calvin posted a team score of 290 strokes on Saturday at the Wuskowhan Player's Club, finishing two strokes ahead of host Hope.
Hope finished five strokes ahead of Calvin in the final overall standings however to claim the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament next month.
Junior Ben VanScoyk (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) led Calvin with a sizzling round of 69 to finish second individually on Saturday. Junior John Van Noord (Troy, Mich./Oakland Christian HS) tied for third place individually with a round of 70.
Sophomore Sam Kuiper (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a 74 and freshman Joshua Song (Diamond Bar, Ca./Diamond Bar HS) carded a round of 77.
Junior Matthew Lumbantoruan (Jakarta, Indonesia/Morningstar Academy) rounded out Calvin's finishers with a round of 81.
Winton Munch of Hope was Saturday's medalist with a round of 68.
Calvin concludes its season next Saturday, hosting the Knight Alumni Cup at the Watermark Country Club.
MIAA SPRING AQ (54 HOLES) TOURNAMENT FINAL STANDINGS
Hope 866
Calvin 871
Kalamazoo 910
Trine 933
WOMEN'S GOLF

CASCADE, Mich. - The Calvin women's golf team closed the season with a 3-1 victory in a match play competition over Cornerstone on Saturday.
"Today was a strong finish to this season with a young group," said Calvin head coach Jerry Bergsma. "We had two sophomores and one freshman get a lot of experience this season. It was a nice win for Amira to close her four years of hard work and dedication."
Sophomore Nicole VanderYacht (Kentwood, Mich./South Christian) won four and three.
Sophomore Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) was victorious on Saturday five and four.
Senior Amira Bousaab (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) closed her career with a nine and eight victory.
Freshman Jessica Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) fell on Saturday, three and two.
Received on Sun Apr 30 20:04:02 2017